Hydrodynamics

In simplest terms, Hydrodynamics is the study of the motion of liquids. These alcohol ink paintings are the result of my attempts to control — or surrender control — to a fast-moving, fast-drying medium. They celebrate movement, chance, and the organic creation of pattern.

slow growth

The weathered beauty of trees in Grand Teton National Park and Southern California, and the sedimentary rocks of the Southwest inspired these drawings. I drew tightly compressed lines one after the next to mimic plant growth, sedimentary deposition, gravity and other natural forces. I allowed bumps and irregularities to change the composition, resulting in branching, upheaval, and shifting.

flow

In these works, I skated the pen nib quickly across the paper to create light, broken lines that course, ripple, break, curl, and flow. Comparisons to water are obvious, but the lines also gather to create solid, weighty forms that may be water in one moment, or plants, stones and microscopic life the next.

murmurations

“Murmurations” are the show-stopping flight patterns of swallows as they undulate through the air to avoid predators. Using a stippling technique, I draw biomorphic forms caught in a moment of transformation.